Lewisham Film Initiative news

Vote for your Best of Boroughs Film!

http://filmlondon.org.uk/best_of_boroughs/jasmine/

Voting has commenced on the Best of Boroughs Awards for short films made by the borough funds in 2010-11. Lewisham's entry, JASMINE, is a bittersweet story of two sisters written and directed by Sonia Castang. It was funded as part of Southern Exposure, the fund for filmmakers from Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark.

Make sure you vote!

MyStreet - Nationwide Filmmaking Competition

MyStreet is a nationwide filmmaking competition in partnership with our friends Open Cinema, open to anyone in the UK to make a 90 second to 9 minute film about their street. £6000 cash prizes available as well as public screenings at Open City London Documentary Festival. Deadline: End of May. More info www.mystreetfilms.com

Hither Green Week

21-29 May sees Hither Green come alive with walks, art exhibitions, poetry readings and of course, a short film festival! For more information, check out www.ourhithergreen.com

Cast & Crew Calling

June 16 marks the (private) premiere screenings of Southern Exposure Film Fund at BFI Southbank. For cast and crew only, this is an opportunity to see their films on the big screen in one of the most prestigious film venues in the country.

But for those of you not involved in their production, don't worry! There'll be opportunities to watch them later on in the year...they're sure to have a fantastic festival life.

5 films and 6 months in 2011

Southern Exposure's five lucky filmmaking teams are starting the new year with a lot to do! From scouting for lifts, car parks and abattoirs, to raising additional capital and making fish pies..production will take place from March to May this year.

Below the filmmakers:

Faryal Velmi WHAT YOU LOOKING AT?

Philippe Leone FISTFUL OF SANDWICH

Paul Miller HENRY COWELL

Sonia Castang JASMINE

James Spinney WAVELENGTHS

15 applications have been shortlisted...

Southern Exposure has selected applications to go through to interview following some tough decision making. Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham officers were bowled over by the standard but finally chose their favourite 15. Congratulations to those who got through and make the films anyway we say if you didn't. The awards will be announced on the Friday, October 29th so stay tuned...

Southern Exposure has received 96 applications!

It's true we can't accept anymore applications as the fund deadline has now passed. We received a fantastic 96 applications and now find ourselves wading through your piles of talent in order to get answers to you by October 15th. Interviews for those short listed will be held October 27th at Film London's offices and applicants must be available for Wednesday evening workshops and masterclasses from 3 November - 8 December. Fingers crossed!

Southern Exposure joins the rest of the plant!

And becomes part of Facebook! We're now networked out of our brains and feel the South London communities can only benefit!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-Exposure/155302784496540?ref=search&v=wall#!

Southern Exposure now open!!!

Get your applications at the ready because SEFF is now open. Visit Film London's website for the online application system and eligibility guidelines! Deadline for applications is NOON on the 1 October.

Nollywood Now!

The Deptford Film Club will be hosting the country's first ever Nigerian Film Festival, Nollywood Now!, at the Moonshot Centre on 6-12 October.

The Nigerian film industry, popularly known as Nollywood, exploded at the beginning of the 1990s and is now the world’s second largest film industry in the world in terms of number of annual film production. The industry has an estimated turnover of US$250 million, and produces around 2400 films a year.

Films are rarely released in cinemas, but are distributed in DVD and VCD format in markets and shops for home viewing. In London, most Nollywood fans rent or buy their films from shops in Deptford, Peckham and Dalston. In addition, Odeon cinemas organise occasional late night screenings and popular premiere events.

Nigerian film is popular with audiences from across Africa. In 2006, 42% of Nollywood films were made in English language, 37% in Yoruba and 18% in Hausa.

The festival is organised by Deptford Film Club (www.deptfordfilmclub.org) and has been funded by the London Borough of Lewisham through its Community Cohesion fund.

Contact Phoenix Fry at deptfordfilmclub@live.co.uk for more information.